I've got a great bass lesson for you this week. You know how when you're faced with learning loads of different bass lines, things can get overwhelming pretty quickly? Well, this bass tutorial will show you how, actually, bass lines ...

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In this bass guitar lesson, you're going to gain inspiration from the tones, techniques, styles, and bass lines of four incredible bass players:Pino PalladinoCarol KayeFleaGeddy LeeFor each player, I take an idea I love from their playing and demonstrate it ...

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The main reason I wrote this lesson was to try and answer some of the problems bass players have around learning the bass via YouTube or the internet. "I've reached a point where I don't know what to study.  All ...

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I felt like doing a bass guitar Q&A session this week and here are the questions with the time they appear in the video: Timestamps 1. Do you recommend getting any gear to help the learning process? 00:13 2. Should ...

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I recently received an email in which a subscriber to my email newsletter wrote: "I struggle with just being creative." Most of us want to be able to pick up our bass and instantly come up with a cool funk ...

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There are a handful of musical elements that are common to hundreds of songs.So rather than think of that next gig you have to prep for as being a load of distinct pieces of music, each one unique; find the ...

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Fix these and you'll improve your bass playing and live performance a tiny bit. I'm a big fan of small improvements building up to something bigger over time. Make sure you're always learning at least something new and you'll find ...

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Sometimes you can get so bogged down with trying to learn the next technique or the latest scale that you forget to look at the bigger picture.These seven habits will help get you on track, focused on the right things, ...

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Fix these mistakes and you'll approach bass guitar recording sessions and gigs like a seasoned professional! I recently gave a bass guitar workshop at a school and, later in the day, judged their battle of the bands. I loved seeing ...

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The role of the bass player largely falls into a few areas: To outline the harmonyTo provide the low endTo support the music and the other musicians in the bandTo supply the rhythm alongside (primarily) the drummerDon't forget melody as that ...

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